The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-26
About Three Hundred Men Now Busy
on the New Water Works.
The Normal Regents Here to Open
Bids for the Normal Addition.
About All Our Business and Residence
Houses Filled With Occupants,
And the Population Rapidly Increas-
ing Day by Day.

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talking so much aboutP l can't see
that our city is booming SO terribly, -
was the salution which hailed repre-
sentative of this paper last evening as
he wendell his way homeward to his
supper.
'sWell, why don't you look around
and see for yourself, - was the answer.
ssDo you not know that but few
months ago there were more vacant
houses, business and residence, in
Emporia than was ever known at any
one time before2 Do you know that
to-day desirable residence houses are
scarce as hens teeth, and that there is
hardly single business location to be
had in the city at any price9"
The questioner admitted that these
facts were unknown to him, but re-
marked that he could see no material
difference in other regards that would
lead him to infer that we had entered
upon a course of prosperity that gave
promise of rich results, that
so far as he could see business was no
better, and, in fact, nothing was any
better. And then, as usual with the
growler, he referred to the glowing &C
counts from other places, forgetting
that, even were the stories not ex-
aggerated, that immense booms were
never built up in a day, or week, or
month.
The scribe then took it upon him
self to let little light into the Uranium
of his companion, calling his attention
to the fact
That over 300 men were now receiv-
ing steady daily employment on the
various contracts connected with the
water works alone. These men must
of necessity spend the greater portion
of their wages in the city. The Normal
additions would be in progress in day
or two giving employment to another
large number of men,
That by the first of August work on
the new roads must be commenced or
the bonds become void,
That with virtually no vacant houses,
either residence or business, to rent
more houses must be built Immediately,
That many were now in process of
construction, and many more were
already under contract,
That all these, and other facts, were
proof positive that business was pick
ing up in every branch,
That were this not SO the formerly
empty houses would still be empty and
there would not be the great demand
there now is for residence and business
locations,
That Rome was not built in day
and that it was not likely that Emporis
could jump to the forefront in single
week,
But that she was getting there il
great shape just as fast as possible, ant
with every indication extremely favor
able for her.
The scribe, after calling his attention
to these points as indicative of grea
improvement already bearing fruit, in
formed him that the remarks mad'
: a few days ago in these columns
with reference to boring for gas, oil
coal or other buried treasures, was hav
, ing its effect, and that it was more thai
probable that at the next meeting o
the city council on Monday such actiol
) would be taken as would insure tn
immediate commencement of opera
. tions to test the wealth in resource
beneath the dirt we walk upon.
pl But above all, he tried to impress Of
T, his companion the beauties of lookin
on the brighter side, and, instead O
always speaking despondently and tax
ing the dark side of the argument, tina
he should try the other side for time
: and talk of Emporia prosperity, dreaI
of Emporia prosperity, and, above al
: thoroughly believe in Emporia's futur
bright rospects-which, If he woul
g only study up the situation, coul
be easily done-and he would be niue
better and happier man.
During the conversation the gentle
: man-who is MISUNDERSTANDING
s that business so far this season, wa
much better, nearly double that of las
{ year, but ascribed it to other cause
!. than those above mentioned, an
among those mentioned, the fact tina
his firm had pushed their business, bu
/. did not mention the fact that others i
: the same line were doing equally wei
: and therefore it must be that the bus
: ness itself was becoming better.
Ell Another proof that business in on
city is already greatly improved ma
: be found in the advertising columns c
THE NEWS. A live city is generalI
9 reflected in the columns of its news
}. papers. We are not ashamed of on
! city Judging by this standard an
taking the columns of the only eyenin
mems paper as the mirror. For, "
9 claim that sheet, whether ithas eli
ca1ation or not, that never has goo
word to say about the town in which
Z is located, and always takes advantag
OF every chance to find fault and hcl
: cannot be called newspaper in an
sense of the word, and its columns ar
+ no criterion to go by.
nj That this same spirit manifested b
the gentleman referred TO above ian
: he VIII know who is refened&o) is NJ
1 confined to Emporia alone, may bemad
: manifest by the following clipping froE
< the Atchison Champion, under tn
heading of Don't be Impatient"
IL The world was not made In a day
e No nation ever spraDg into existenc
full grown in an hour. No city wa
n ever built in week. The largest
L most important and enduring strut
lures reared By man were years. an